Changes

Legislation that enacts sweeping reform of the patent system will not help curb patent troll activity. This type of reform only weakens patent protection for legitimate patent holders and patent trolls alike and does not deter patent trolls from engaging in abusive or frivolous litigation. The [[Innovation Act]] and [[PATENT Act]] would exceed what is needed to reduce the activity done by a small number of patent trolls by raising the costs and risks for all legitimate patent holders to enforce their patent rights in court or defend themselves from larger companies. Any legislation that would alter the current patent system should target the specific actions used by patent trolls and should not propose broad reforms that change the procedure used to enforce patents. For example, legislation like the recently proposed [[STRONG Patents Act]] reforms post grant review proceedings and gives the FTC the power to determine that certain demand letters are in "bad faith" and penalize the companies that issue these letters with a maximum of $5 million, but also specifically protects mistakes that were made in good faith.